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Governor [[wikipedia:Patrick Henry|Patrick Henry]] writes to [[George Wythe]] as Speaker of the House of Delegates requesting comments from the General Assembly regarding a Peace treaty with the Cherokee nation.<ref>"Gov. Henry to Geo. Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates, (From W. W. Henry's ''Henry,'' III, 79.)," in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia,'' vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry,'' ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 154.</ref>
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<ref>Governor Henry to George Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates, 27 May 1777*, in Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia, vol. 1, The Letters of Patrick Henry, ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 154-155.</ref>
 
  
 
==Letter text, May 27, 1777==
 
==Letter text, May 27, 1777==
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<div align="center">GOV. HENRY TO GEO. WYTHE, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.<br /></div>
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May 27, 1777.
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<div align="center">(''From W. W. Henry’s “Henry,” III, 79.'')<br /></div>
 
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<div align="right">May 27, 1777.<br /></div>
 
  
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''Sir'': A number of the chiefs and warriours [''sic''] of the Cherokee nation are now in this City. They are come here for the purpose of ratifying a treaty of peace, which has been for some time under the Management of commissioners appointed for that purpose by the Executive power of this state, as will appear by the papers lately transmitted to you. If the general assembly shall think it necessary to give any direction for conducting this business, the Executive will pay due regard to the same.   
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Sir: A number of the chiefs and warriours of the Cherokee nation are now in this City. They are come here for the purpose of ratifying a treaty of peace, which has been for some time under the Management of commissioners appointed for that purpose by the Executive power of this state, as will appear by the papers lately transmitted to you. If the general assembly shall think it necessary to give any direction for conducting this business, the Executive will pay due regard to the same.   
  
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The affairs of these Indians will not permit them to remain here but a short time. With great regard I have the honor to be,  
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The affairs of these Indians will not permit them to remain here but a short time. With great regard I have the honor to be,  
  
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<div align="right">Sir Yr. most obt. h’ble servt.<br /></div>
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Sir Yr. most obt. h’ble servt.<br />
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P. HENRY.
  
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<div align="right">P. HENRY.<br /></div>
 
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To the Honorable George Wythe, Esq.,
 
  
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To the Honorable George Wythe, Esq.,<br />
 
Speaker to the House of Delegates.  
 
Speaker to the House of Delegates.  
 
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==Letter text, May 29==
 
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<div align="center">(''From Journal of the House of the House of Delegates.'')<br /></div>
 
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<div align="right">Thursday, May 29<br /></div>
 
  
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From the Senate * * * *
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==See also==
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*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 24 May 1777]]
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And also, the Senate will proceed, by joint ballot, this day, with the House of delegates, to the choice of an Attorney General; but as only one person is nominated for that office, and for the office of Governor or Chief Magistrate, the Senate propose continuing Patrick Henry, Esq.  and Edmund Randolph, Esq. in their respective offices without ballot.
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*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 27 May 1777]]
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*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 31 May 1777]]
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The House taking the said message into consideration.
 
  
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''Resolved'', That the said Patrick Henry, Esq be appointed Governor or Chief Magistrate of this Commonwealth for one year from the end of the present session of Assembly.
 
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After extended balloting it was.
 
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''Resolved'', That the said John Page, Dudley Digges, John Blair, Bartholomew Dandridge, Thomas Walker, Nathaniel Harrison, Thomas Nelson jun and David Jameson, Esquires be appointed members of the Privy Council or Council of State.
 
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==Letter text, May 30, 1777==
 
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<div align="center">(''From Journal of the Council.'')<br /></div>
 
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<div align="right">Friday the 30th of May 1777.<br /></div>
 
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<div align="center">[Mutilated.]<br /></div>
 
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* * * by a flag to the British . . . of the ship Albion, to know of him whether he will permit . . . now under orders to depart this State to embark in the . . . intended voyage to great Britain, that the Officer going . . . the said British Officer, to obtain his Engagement that all . . . employed in carrying on Board the said Passengers and their . . . provisions shall pass to and from the said ship unmolested . . . of the Militia of Nansemond or any one of them, do strictly ex . . . the embarkation of the said British subjects, and see that they . . . but the necessaries for their voyage, and particularly no article of C . . . to be exported to Britain.
 
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==Letter text, May 30, 1777==
 
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<div align="right">Friday, May 30.<br /></div>
 
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The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Governor, enclosing one from General Washington.
 
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<div align="right">Saturday, May 31.<br /></div>
 
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The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the hon. John Page, Esquire; accompanying the proceedings of the Privy Council, or Council of State.
 
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*[[Wythe et al. to Patrick Henry(?), 7 November 1776]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 19 April 2024

Governor Patrick Henry writes to George Wythe as Speaker of the House of Delegates requesting comments from the General Assembly regarding a Peace treaty with the Cherokee nation.[1]

Letter text, May 27, 1777

May 27, 1777.

Sir: A number of the chiefs and warriours of the Cherokee nation are now in this City. They are come here for the purpose of ratifying a treaty of peace, which has been for some time under the Management of commissioners appointed for that purpose by the Executive power of this state, as will appear by the papers lately transmitted to you. If the general assembly shall think it necessary to give any direction for conducting this business, the Executive will pay due regard to the same.

The affairs of these Indians will not permit them to remain here but a short time. With great regard I have the honor to be,

Sir Yr. most obt. h’ble servt.
P. HENRY.


To the Honorable George Wythe, Esq.,
Speaker to the House of Delegates.

See also


References

  1. ↑ "Gov. Henry to Geo. Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates, (From W. W. Henry's Henry, III, 79.)," in Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia, vol. 1, The Letters of Patrick Henry, ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 154.

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